macitentan
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Macitentan, sold under the brand name Opsumit, is an endothelin receptor antagonist developed by Actelion and approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Macitentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, meaning that it acts as an antagonist of two endothelin (ET) receptor subtypes, ETA and ETB. However, macitentan has a 50-fold increased selectivity for the ETA subtype compared to the ETB subtype.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 585.9633483200003
- Has use
- medication
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- chemical formula
- C₁₉H₂₀Br₂N₆O₄S
- canonical SMILES
- CCCNS(=O)(=O)NC1=C(C(=NC=N1)OCCOC2=NC=C(C=N2)Br)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Br
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- macitentan
- defined daily dose
- 10
- medical condition treated
- pulmonary hypertension
- Commons category
- Macitentan
- legal status (medicine)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Adverse effects
- Mechanism of action
- Endothelin and endothelin receptors
- Role of macitentan
- Pharmacokinetics
- Experimental pharmacokinetics
- References
Macitentan, sold under the brand name Opsumit, is an endothelin receptor antagonist developed by Actelion and approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Macitentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, meaning that it acts as an antagonist of two endothelin (ET) receptor subtypes, ETA and ETB. However, macitentan has a 50-fold increased selectivity for the ETA subtype compared to the ETB subtype.
Macitentan was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2013.
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